In an interview on Oprah's Next Chapter, Douglas opened up about the verbal abuse she endured.

I was just, you know, kind of getting racist jokes, kind of being isolated from the group. So it was definitely hard. I would come home at night and just cry my eyes out ... I was the only African-American at that gym. I definitely felt isolated. Why am I deserving this? Is it because I'm black? — those thoughts were going through my mind.